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Marine Weather and Tides Nanticoke Acres, MD Version 3.4

NOTICE 8/26/2020 The 7 day forecast is taking about 5 seconds to load but it will eventually load. NOAA is still working on it. 8/18/2020 NOAA continues to have trouble. Wind guest will occasionally be left off graphs. I am working with NOAA to resolve the issue. 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 7:15AM

Sunset 5:10PM

Monday January 18, 2021 8:13 AM EST (13:13 UTC)

Moonrise 10:44AM

Moonset 10:53PM

Illumination 26%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Nanticoke Acres, MD

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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FXUS61 KAKQ 180842 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 342 AM EST Mon Jan 18 2021

SYNOPSIS. A dry surface trough will cross the area early this morning into this afternoon. One area of high pressure slides from the Gulf Coast States to the southeast coast today through Tuesday. A second area of high pressure will build in from the west during Wednesday. Low pressure will track well south of the local area Thursday afternoon into Friday.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/. As of 340 AM EST Monday .

Early this morning, a weak sfc trough was pushing into extrm wrn portions of the area in advance of an upper level trough over the mtns. Mainly just SCT-BKN mid level clouds were sliding across the region. Temps ranged through the 30s into the lower 40s.

That sfc trough and upper level trough will cross the area this morning into this aftn, resulting in more SCT-BKN mid level clouds. So, generally partly sunny for most of the CWA today with high temps still climbing into the upper 40s to lower 50s, due to a west wind 10-20 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph.

SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/. As of 340 AM EST Monday .

Clear or mostly clear and cold tonight, as sfc high pressure slides across the Gulf coast states toward the SE coast. Lows will range from the mid 20s to the mid 30s. That sfc high will remain near the SE coast Tue aftn into Tue night, as another weak/dry sfc trough moves across the area. Partly to mostly sunny on Tue with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s (could be some mid 50s as SW winds will be 10-15 mph).

Another sfc high pressure area will then start to build in from the west late Tue night into Wed morning, with the high then building into and over the region Wed aftn into Wed night. Lows Tue night in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Highs on Wed will range through the 40s to near 50. Lows Wed night in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. As of 300 AM EST Monday .

End of the week now looking to remain dry across the local area. 00z/18 models now nudges the front and any light lingering precipitation south across the Carolinas on Thu. A series of weak shortwaves then push across the deep south Thu-Fri. The 00z GFS does try to bring some light overrunning pcpn across the VA- NC border south into the Carolinas Thu night, but the ECMWF/CMC are both drier across the local area, confining any rainfall well south of the area. Given the continued trend toward a drier solution, have maintained a dry forecast through the upcoming work week. Canadian high pres then builds in from the nw for next weekend, eventually pushing offshore early next week. The high dominates thru Sun with the next system approaching from the west Sun night into Monday.

Highs Thu/Fri mid 40s-lwr 50s. Lows Thu night in the 30s. Lows Fri night mid 20s-lwr 30s. Colder next weekend with highs in the upr 30s-lwr 40s with increasing clouds Sun.

AVIATION /08Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. As of 135 AM EST Monday .

VFR conditions will prevail at the TAF sites today into Tue morning. SCT-BKN mid/high level clouds are expected to move across the region through this aftn. WSW winds will increase to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt this aftn. Clear or mostly clear sky this evening into Tue morning with just SCT high clouds.

OUTLOOK . A persistent pattern keeps VFR conditions through Wed night. Low pressure passes south of the region Thu aftn into Fri.

MARINE. As of 300 AM EST Monday .

Latest Obs reflect W-SW winds across the waters this morning. Winds will increase to ~15 kt in the Bay and ~15-20 kt offshore later this morning, as gradient tightens slightly ahead of an approaching upper trough and attendant weak surface reflection/front. That weak front crosses the waters this afternoon, with winds increasing to 15-20 kt. Short-lived SCA headlines (6-9 hrs) have been issued for the Bay, Sound, and lower James River in response to expected weak cold air advection later today into tonight. A few gusts to ~25 kt possible over the coastal waters, but given brief duration and with significant seas remaining in the 2-4 ft range, will hold off w/any headlines over the open ocean zones for now.

Winds diminish tonight with high pressure building south of the waters, with conditions then forecast to remain below SCA thresholds from Monday evening through midweek, when another front is expected to cross the region with increased winds. Waves generally in the 1-3 ft range with seas forecast to remain 2-4 ft through the upcoming week.

EQUIPMENT. As of 135 AM EST Monday .

NWS Wakefield (KAKQ) radar transmitter is malfunctioning and the radar remains offline until Tuesday afternoon (01/19/2021). The Newport/Morehead City radar (KMHX) is also offline due to a scheduled generator upgrade. Users are encouraged to access adjacent radars from Blacksburg (KFCX), Raleigh (KRAX), Sterling (KLWX), and Dover AFB (KDOX) through the outage period.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MD . None. NC . None. VA . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory from noon today to midnight EST tonight for ANZ634. Small Craft Advisory from noon today to 10 PM EST this evening for ANZ632. Small Craft Advisory from noon today to 7 PM EST this evening for ANZ630-631-633-638.

SYNOPSIS . TMG NEAR TERM . TMG SHORT TERM . MPR/TMG LONG TERM . MPR/MAM AVIATION . TMG MARINE . MAM/RHR EQUIPMENT . AKQ

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD	8 mi	73 min	W 12 G 14	41°F	41°F
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD	23 mi	73 min	SSW 4.1 G 5.1	37°F	41°F
COVM2 - 8577018 - Cove Point LNG Pier, MD	27 mi	193 min	SW 8.9 G 15	40°F			1008.9 hPa
44042 - Potomac, MD	28 mi	49 min	WSW 9.7 G 12	40°F	42°F		1010.3 hPa
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	29 mi	73 min	SW 9.9 G 11	38°F	42°F
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD	33 mi	67 min	W 9.7 G 12	39°F	41°F
PPTM2 - 8578240 - Piney Point, MD	34 mi	73 min	WSW 5.1 G 8
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	35 mi	73 min	W 7 G 7	38°F	40°F
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD	44 mi	73 min	WSW 7 G 8.9	40°F	43°F
44089	47 mi	47 min			44°F	3 ft
WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA	47 mi	73 min	WSW 2.9 G 2.9	37°F	43°F

Wind History for Bishops Head, MD

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Cambridge-Dorchester Airport, MD	20 mi	18 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	32°F	30°F	93%	1009.8 hPa
Salisbury, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico County Regional Airport, MD	22 mi	19 min	SSW 4	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	33°F	29°F	85%	1010 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Roaring Point, Nanticoke River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

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Tide / Current Tables for Salisbury, Maryland (2 miles below) Current

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